The World of Coastal, Island and Tropical Tourism
Incorporating
The Second International Conference on Costal, Island and Tropical Tourism
and
The Fifth Conference on Tourism Futures
and
The First International Conference on Dive TourismSPRING 2013
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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Conference Themes
- Environmental risks and natural distastes
- Social and economic risks and dependencies
- Ocean climate change
- Host-Guest relations
- Globalisation and island tourism
- Resort development
- Cruise tourism
- Authenticity and heritage management
- Colonialism, sovereignty and governance
- Indigenous populations and tourism
- Sustainable tourism in sensitive environments
- Coastal zone management
- Coastal and island ecosystem change
- Regional tourism and economic relationships
- Island a tropical images: marketing and realities
- New technology applications in coastal, island and tropical tourism
- Emerging coastal, island and tropical destinations
- Human resource management issues in tourism
- more to come
Conference Organizers
- International Geographical Union / UGI, Commission on the Geography of Tourism, Leisure and Global Change /Géographie du Tourisme et des Loisirs et Changement Global
- Northern Arizona University, Department of Geography, Planning & Recreation, USA
- University of Kent, Kent Business School, UK
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Faculty of Built Environment, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), School of Hotel & Tourism Management, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), School of Business & Economics, Malaysia